VLC Media Player Shortcut Keys - Complete List

Audio PlayBack :

[M] : Mute On/Off

[Ctrl] + [Up arrow] : Turn Volume up

[Ctrl] + [Down arrow] : Turn Volume Down

[Ctrl] + [Up arrow] : Volume Up

[Ctrl] + [Down arrow] : Volume Down

[Ctrl] + [H] : Subtitle Delay Up

[Ctrl] + [J] : Subtitle Delay Down

General Shortcut Keys :

[T] : Show time Played/time left

[Ctrl] + [Q] : Quit program

[F] : Full screen mode

[Ctrl] + [P] : Playlist

[Ctrl] + [M] : Messages

[Ctrl] + [I] : Stream and Media info

[Ctrl] + [A] : Open capture device

[Ctrl] + [W] : Streaming and Transport Wizard

[Ctrl] + [X] / [Ctrl] + [Q] : Exit

[Ctrl] + [V] : VLM control

[Ctrl] + [G] : Extended GUI

[Ctrl] + [B] : Bookmarks

[Ctrl] + [S] : Preferences

[F] : Fullscreen

[+] : Play faster

[-] : Play slower

Video Playback Shortcut Keys :

[Space] : Play/pause

[S] : Stop

[N] : Next entry in playlist

[F] : Full screen

[Ctrl] + [O] : Quick open file

[Ctrl] + [O] : Open directory

[Ctrl] + [D] : Open disk

[Ctrl] + [N] : Open network stream

[N] : Next item

[P] : Previous item

[Shift] + [Left Arrow] : Very Short Backwards jump

[Shift] + [Right Arrow] : Very Short Forward jump

[Alt] + [Left arrow] : Backwards jump

[Alt] + [Right arrow] : Forward jump

[Ctrl] + [Left arrow] : Medium backwards jump

[Ctrl] + [Right arrow] : Medium forward jump

[Alt] + [Ctrl] + [Left arrow] : Long backwards jump

[Alt] + [Ctrl] + [Right Arrow] : Long Forward jump

[Enter] : Active

DVD PlayBack :

[Ctrl] + [M] : Go to DVD menu

[Ctrl] + [P] : Selected previous DVD title

[Ctrl] + [F] : Selected next DVD title

[Ctrl] + [U] : Selected previous DVD chapter

[Ctrl] + [D] : Selected Next DVD Chapter

Space Play / Pause
s Stop s Stop
+ Play faster + Play faster
- Play Slower - Play Slower
t Position t Position
n Next Item n Next Item
p Previous Item p Previous Item
f Fullscreen f Fullscreen
m Mute m Mute
Shift+Rt Arrow Forward 3 seconds Shift + Rt Arrow Forward 3 seconds
Shift+Lt Arrow Backward 3 seconds Shift + Lt Arrow Backward 3 seconds
Alt+Rt Arrow Forward 10 seconds Alt + Rt Arrow Forward 10 seconds
Alt+Lt Arrow Backward 10 seconds Alt + Lt Arrow Backward 10 seconds
Ctrl+q Quit Ctrl + q Quit
Ctrl+Up Arrow Volume up Ctrl + Up Arrow Volume up
Ctrl+Dn Arrow Volume down Ctrl + Dn Arrow Volume down

Ctrl+Rt Arrow Forward 1 minute Ctrl + Rt Arrow Forward 1 minute
Ctrl+Lt Arrow Backward 1 minute Ctrl + Lt Arrow Backward 1 minute

Ctrl+r Record Ctrl + r Record
Alt+Ctrl+S Video Snapshot Alt + Ctrl + S Video Snapshot
Ctrl+m DVD Menu Ctrl + m DVD Menu

Ctrl+p Select Previous DVD Title Ctrl + p Select Previous DVD Title
Ctrl+n Select Next DVD Title Ctrl + n Select Next DVD Title

Ctrl+B Bookmarks Ctrl + B Bookmarks
Ctrl+P Playlist Ctrl + P Playlist
Ctrl+I Stream, Media Info Ctrl + I Stream, Media Info
Ctrl+S Preferences Ctrl + S Preferences
Ctrl+G Extended GUI Ctrl + G Extended GUI